gallstone

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noun
Definitions
  • (medicine) A small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.

Etymology

Compound from English gall + English stone.

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English

stone

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